Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs.
Rajasthan Royals faced the third consecutive failure in the IPL 2020 and placed themselves at a critical position when every team is gearing up for higher points.
With this defeat, RR has helped CSK to move ahead in the points table.At some point, RR was at the top spot, but now they are at 7th place while CSK jumped to 5th place.
Meanwhile, with a hat-trick win, Mumbai Indians clinched the top place from Delhi Capitals.Besides, they have created history by winning against RR after five years.
Since 2015 MI hasn’t beaten Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
Winning the toss, the Paltan has opted to bat first.The openers de Kock 23 (15), Rohit Sharma 35 (23) have put a blistering 49 onboard before de Kock fell for Tyagi.After that, MI fumbled with the loss of Rohit, Ishaan Kishan, Krunal in quick succession.
However, with the help of Suryakumar Yadav 79 (47), Hardik Pandya 30 (19) MI recorded a big total of 193 for 4 in 20 overs.
RR never looked in confidence in the 194-run chase and all-out for 136 in 18.1 overs.Jos Buttler was the lone warrior with 70 (44) while Suryakumar Yadav grabbed the Man of the Match award.
